Plex for Xbox

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Plex for Xbox One v2.60.2 (client v5.3.1) is now rolling out to users

This update only applies to users who have opted in to the Public Preview .

NEW:

• Podcasts/Web Shows overview: Move ‘Add to my…’ button to buttons row
• Artist/Album screens: Show user rating stars when rated
• Summary is now focusable and clicking it will show the full text
• Change hub titles to title case
• Update buttons and more menu actions text and order
• Added Plex Media Server logging level option
• Remove resume dialog
• Add ‘Play from Start’ to resumable list item options
• Add ‘Play from Start’ button for resumable items and skip resume dialog
• Updated movie, show and episodes preplay designs

FIXED:

• Fixed selected filter not showing check mark for podcasts and web shows
• Fixed playlist screen not showing the header when opened from a scrolled screen
• Fixed playback failing after ads or when resuming audio after video
• Playlist screen: Fixed progress bar displaying on playlist poster
• Fixed app rendering ASS/SSA subtitles on ‘Automatic’ setting
• Fixed Home hubs being duplicated on first load after switching the app language
• Make player buttons circles instead of squares
• Add back setting to remember selected tab
• Fixed subtitles sometimes getting dropped
• Fixed post play item titles showing at top of item
• Fixed subtitles with right-to-left languages by changing how subtitles are rendered
• Fixed Live TV On Plex playback buffering and failures
• Fixed an issue where ASS subtitle timings was slightly off
• Fixed an issue where subtitles would not play on the next episode
• Fixed chapter titles and timestamps not shown in player
• Fixed changing burn subtitles setting not applying to recently played videos
• Fixed Add to/Remove from Watchlist icon being off center
• Fixed Add/Remove button icon being pixelated on some platforms
• Fixed news and webshows items displaying with portrait aspect
• Fixed non-centered text on search page
• Fixed show screen seasons hub duplicating items after refresh
• Fixed missing delete button on DVR content
• Fix playback issues with 4K videos encoded at dimensions larger than 3840x2160

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Plex for Xbox v2.61.1 (client v5.4.1) is now rolling out to users

This update only applies to Xbox Series X/S users and Xbox One users who have opted in to the Public Preview .

NEW:

• Updates Web Shows/Podcasts episodes screen design
• Updated playlist screen design
• Show watched indicator instead of full progress bar on episodes screen items and below preplay posters
• Add HDR label to preplays
• Added end time to player controls for video
• Added support for Live TV Recent Channels hubs in the Home screen
• Remove Overview tab and open show items directly to show screen
• All-you-can-watch free Live TV is available now. Stream 100+ channels for the whole family, instantly. Kids, news, game shows, anime, sports, cooking—it’s all on Plex and ready to watch

FIXED:

• Subtitle search will now default to use your account’s preferred subtitle language
• Fixed focus loss after deleting a DVR episode
• Fixed error opening collections on PMS versions before 1.19.2
• Fixed pre-rolls and trailers not playing
• Fixed season tabs disappearing when there were many
• Fixed oversized play icon on playing item in play queue
• Fixed blurry recording icon on posters
• Fixed an issue where seeking to beginning wouldn’t reset subtitle position
• Fixed empty seasons hub after refresh
• Fixed progress bar showing on audio player poster
• Fixed some ASS subtitles not displaying with ‘Only Image Formats’ setting
• Fixed the subtitles option not being displayed for items without subtitles leaving no access to subtitle search
• Fixed an issue where selecting a subtitle from search didn’t take effect

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Plex for Xbox v2.61.2 (client v5.4.2) is now rolling out to users

This update only applies to Xbox Series X/S users and Xbox One users who have opted in to the Public Preview .

FIXED:

• Fixed an issue that could cause the wrong metadata to be displayed during Live TV on Plex playback

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Plex for Xbox v2.62.1 (client v5.5.1) is now rolling out to users

This update only applies to Xbox Series X/S users and Xbox One users who have opted in to the Public Preview .

NEW:

• Added Tunefind for Movies
• Added Tunefind for Episodes

FIXED:

• Removed “Video” type from “Entertainment” and “Photo” screensavers
• Improved look of our busy spinner
• Fixed an issue where screensaver is blank when lock screen is enabled
• Improve video on demand behavior when parts of the video are slow to download
• Fixed Artist Radio button disappearing after leaving album page
• Fixed Artist Radio button showing for Various Artists in libraries using Personal Media Artists agent
• Fixed display issue scrolling up on preplay after navigating back
• Fixed playing a movie directly from a hub item creating a play queue from the hub
• Fixed unable to skip sign-in when getting expired token
• Fixed an issues that caused Live TV on Plex lineup to not be ordered according to user customization
• Show the Plex Logo screensaver if no images were found for entertainment/photo screensaver types
• Fixed an issue that could cause the wrong metadata to be displayed during Live TV on Plex playback
• Fixed played status showing on music screens
• Fixed error causing search failure

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Plex for Xbox v2.64.1 (client v5.7.1) is now rolling out to users

This update only applies to Xbox Series X/S users and Xbox One users who have opted in to the Public Preview .

NEW:

• Show ‘File Unavailable’ on the pre-play ‘Play’ button instead of showing a badge
• Updated video and audio preplay badges
• Simplify buffering indicator and add a greater delay

FIXED:

• Fixed music continuing in background after switching to a different user
• Fixed theme music not playing on show screen
• Fixed popular tracks adding extra items when returning from another screen
• Fixed filter/sort buttons showing when viewing a folder
• Fixed reduced number of items shown in hubs
• Fixed File Unavailable button icon initial focus color
• Fixed some sidebar items not immediately respecting language change
• Fixed focus loss when removing the last item in a playlist
• Fixed inability to remove items from another server from a playlist
• Fixed scroll not updating when initial vertical list display has offscreen focus
• Fixed no visible focus after user first run
• Fixed Podcasts/Web Shows shows and episodes screens displaying incorrectly and without tabs

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Plex for Xbox v2.65.1 (client v5.8.1) is now rolling out to users

This update only applies to Xbox Series X/S users and Xbox One users who have opted in to the Public Preview .

NEW:

• Make it clearer on settings list that there are more settings
• Allow entering pin for focused user without first hitting OK/Enter
• Prefer season art for seasons on episodes screen
• Show more settings when scrolling through sections

FIXED:

• Show album art on player and album screen if available
• Improve images for Live TV on Plex featured channels on the home screen
• Fixed home hubs being duplicated when navigating back
• Fixed home screen hubs missing in some cases
• Fixed an issue with home screen hubs getting duplicated
• Fixed Movies & TV channel items having the wrong aspect

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Plex for Xbox v2.66.1 (client v5.9.1) is now rolling out to users

This update only applies to Xbox Series X/S users and Xbox One users who have opted in to the Public Preview .

NEW:

• Added automatic refreshing to media when changes are detected
• Try to use system language as default language

FIXED:

• Fixed wrong episode getting focused for seasons with many episodes (requires an upcoming PMS update)
• Allow Skip Previous/Next and Channel Up/Channel Down remote and controller button presses while OSD is visible
• Fixed seasons hub not updating when toggling a show played/unplayed

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Plex for Xbox v2.67.0 (client v5.10.0) is now rolling out to users

This update only applies to Xbox Series X/S users and Xbox One users who have opted in to the Public Preview .

NEW:

• Sort a server’s library items alphabetically in the More menu

FIXED:

• Fixed seasons displaying with duplicate or missing items in some scenarios
• Fixed player OSD clock being stale when shown

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Plex for Xbox v2.68.1 (client v5.11.1) is now rolling out to users

Our new app rewritten from the ground up is now out of preview and available to everyone.

NEW:

• Bound seek to not seek past last 5s

FIXED:

• Fixed missing ‘Automatically Sign In’ option for non-managed home users
• Fixed a bug where titles can sometimes disappear
• Fixed showing empty related hubs on shared servers

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Plex for Xbox v2.69.0 (client v5.12.0) is now rolling out to users

NEW:

• Show contextual options on row item long press
• UI is now rendered at 4K on the Xbox Series X/S

FIXED:

• Fixed subtitle offset editor not updating subtitle offsets
• Fixed Plex Logo screensaver not moving positions periodically
• Fixed exit confirmation closing before exiting app
• Fixed zero state showing over preplay in some instances

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Plex for Xbox v2.69.2 (client v5.12.2) is now rolling out to users

FIXED:

• Fixed relay connections not being tested if all other connections fail
• Fixed authentication for manually added servers also returned from Plex.tv

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Plex for Xbox v2.70.0 (client v5.13.0) is now rolling out to users

NEW:

• Make OSD only show for 2s in a lightweight seek
• Make OSD black instead of grey and less opaque

FIXED:

• Fixed an issue that could cause the Live TV on Plex guide to not display all upcoming airings
• Fixed key presses not being blocked when screensaver is active
• Fixed not being able to scroll to related hubs on collections screen sometimes
• Fixed relay connections not being tested if all other connections fail
• If playback is in first 2 seconds of a chapter, a chapter back seek goes to previous chapter

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A beta is available for users in the Xbox Insider programme that enables Audio Passthrough support!

More information, including how to access this beta, is available here: Audio Passthrough support on Xbox beta

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Plex for Xbox v2.71.1 (client v5.14.1) is now rolling out to users

NEW:

• Improve collections poster display
• Make shoulder buttons support page up/down in navigation

FIXED:

• Remove country identifier from content ratings
• Respect the number of items set in PMS for Continue Watching

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Plex for Xbox v2.72.1 (client v5.15.1) is now rolling out to users

NEW:

• Audio passthrough support
  • When connected to a compatible AVR and audio passthrough is enabled in the system settings. DTS and TrueHD passthrough are supported when direct playing.
  • Many thanks to James and Anders at Microsoft who worked closely with this to bring this feature to Xbox users
  • After enabling the system setting, you may need to restart the console for it to take effect.
• Add ability to play music videos associated with tracks
• Add support for 6-channel PCM in mkv containers

FIXED:

• Show season and episode numbers when season number is 0
• Icon for focused item in Media Server Status screen will use text color
• Disable play queue button during ad playback
• Focus summary text when navigating down from seasons tabs
• Update chapter thumbnails after next episode starts from post play
• Fix blank screen after sign in in some circumstances
• Prevent subtitles showing on top of OSD if it’s open before they start
• Restore subtitle vertical position when subtitle/audio offset views dismissed
• Fix premiere badge text color for focused programs in live TV guide
• Truncate long library names mid-word in sidebar
• Fixed showing 0 seasons incorrectly for podcasts, webshows and shared items

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Plex for Xbox v2.73.0 (client v5.16.0) is now rolling out to users

NEW:

• Focus correct episode when returning from playback after autoplay
• Removed unwanted right margin from Live TV guide
• Updated sidebar icons
• Added support for mpeg2video in mp4 and mpeg containers and mp2 in mkv and mp4 containers

FIXED:

• Remove highlight from lyrics when timed lyrics is disabled
• Show correct message when playlist source is empty

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Plex for Xbox v2.75.1 (client v5.18.1) is now rolling out to users

NEW:

• Add dropped frames stats to playback stats overlay

FIXED:

• Hide create user button when in offline mode
• Fixed empty home screen after resetting customization

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Plex for Xbox v2.76.1 (client v5.19.1) is now rolling out to users

NEW:

• Renamed AutoPlay to Auto Play

FIXED:

• Fixed Live TV guide sometimes showing channel identifier instead of vcn
• Clear any current modals when starting playback via Plex Companion
• Fixed metadata not showing in the player for some Live TV airings
• Fixed error on playback of some items from Continue Watching

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Plex for Xbox v2.77.1 (client v5.20.1) is now rolling out to users

NEW:

• Updated sidebar style
• Updated EPG style
• Added tabs for Favorites and Genres to Live TV on Plex
  • Favorites tab - select the now focusable channel button to add or remove a channel
  • Genre tabs - displays a list of programs for a particular genre that are on now or coming up
• Added smart playlist icon
• Added option to delete show or season

FIXED:

• Fixed player closing pressing back button on screen saver
• Fixed audio and subtitle option sometimes not appearing in actions menu
• Fixed an issue where trailers or prerolls will sometimes error

[Moussa]

Plex for Xbox v2.78.1 (client v5.21.1) is now rolling out to users

FIXED:

• Minor fixes